Arizona vs New York on USAspending: $13.1B vs $11.9B

Arizona’s $13.1B edges New York’s $11.9B

These figures are USAspending.gov obligations, not Treasury outlays. Arizona’s $13.1B exceeds New York’s $11.9B even though New York has 19,867,248 residents and Arizona has 7,582,384. Place of performance in the award file is not a population contest. The stacked ranking favors the smaller Sun Belt state in this aggregate.

Award counts run the other way, and the gap is large. New York has 705,506 awards; Arizona has 118,504. New York’s file is busier in rows and lighter in dollars. Arizona’s file is heavier in dollars on far fewer actions — a much higher typical booking. The $13.1B versus $11.9B ranking is a dollar ranking, not a row ranking.

A six-to-one intensity gap: $435.71 versus $70.36

New York’s 19,867,248 residents more than double Arizona’s 7,582,384. After dividing the obligation stocks by those Census counts, Arizona shows $435.71 per capita and New York shows $70.36. Intensity favors Arizona by about 6.2 times. Population is not the engine of this ranking.

A $70.36 per-person reading in New York on 19,867,248 residents means a huge private economy can coexist with a thinner federal-award intensity than Arizona shows at $435.71. This table scores USAspending place of performance, not GDP. New York’s larger Census count does not produce a larger obligation stock.

Health insurers in Arizona, communications equipment in New York

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. New York’s is other communications equipment manufacturing. Those labels mark the largest NAICS slice in each state’s file, not a full industrial census. Insurance-carrier awards and equipment-manufacturing awards are different lead products sitting on $13.1B and $11.9B.

A health-insurance lead can concentrate large medical-coverage actions inside Arizona’s 118,504-award file. A communications-equipment lead can concentrate hardware production inside New York’s 705,506-award file. Mix and scale both differ. Neither industry name explains every dollar.

FY2026: $3.3B in Arizona vs $1.4B in New York

FY2026 obligations are $3.3B in Arizona and $1.4B in New York. Arizona’s latest year remains well ahead, matching the direction of the $13.1B versus $11.9B stacked ranking and widening it. Recency questions belong in FY2026. The stacked totals remain the full USAspending.gov aggregate this comparison uses. Both years are obligations, not outlays.

Do not divide those FY figures by Arizona’s 118,504 or New York’s 705,506 all-years awards. Per capita of $435.71 on 7,582,384 residents versus $70.36 on 19,867,248 residents is the intensity comparison that already reverses the population ranking. Both cuts are USAspending.gov obligations.

Sun Belt intensity versus a megastate row count

Arizona leads stacked dollars ($13.1B vs $11.9B), per capita ($435.71 vs $70.36), and FY2026 ($3.3B vs $1.4B). New York leads award count (705,506 vs 118,504) and population (19,867,248 vs 7,582,384). Those splits are why Arizona versus New York cannot be reduced to “bigger state wins.”

Direct health and medical insurance carriers versus other communications equipment manufacturing is mix inside files that contain many other industries. Use the Arizona and New York hubs for agencies and recipients. Keep $13.1B and $11.9B labeled as obligations.

How to use the Arizona and New York hubs

Arizona’s $13.1B on 7,582,384 residents and 118,504 awards outruns New York’s $11.9B on 19,867,248 residents and 705,506 awards. Per capita of $435.71 versus $70.36 is about a six-to-one intensity gap. Open the Arizona hub and the New York hub for agencies and recipients. Direct health and medical insurance carriers versus other communications equipment manufacturing is mix, not a census of either file.

FY2026’s $3.3B versus $1.4B widens Arizona’s stacked lead. These are USAspending.gov obligations, not outlays. Do not divide latest-year dollars by all-years award counts. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits. Use the hubs for the next drill-down. Keep $13.1B and $11.9B labeled as obligations so population is not mistaken for the engine of this ranking.

Arizona versus New York is 7,582,384 residents and $13.1B against 19,867,248 residents and $11.9B. Direct health and medical insurance carriers and other communications equipment manufacturing sit on 118,504 and 705,506 awards. FY2026 of $3.3B versus $1.4B widens Arizona’s lead. Per capita of $435.71 versus $70.36 is about six to one. Obligations remain the unit. The Arizona and New York hubs hold the next tables.

Questions

Which state has more federal spending, Arizona or New York?

Arizona leads in USAspending.gov obligations: $13.1B versus New York’s $11.9B. New York has far more awards (705,506 vs 118,504) and more people (19,867,248 vs 7,582,384). Spending per capita is $435.71 in Arizona and $70.36 in New York. FY2026 obligations are $3.3B and $1.4B. These are obligations, not Treasury outlays.

Why does Arizona show more federal obligations than New York despite fewer people?

Arizona’s $13.1B on 7,582,384 residents produces $435.71 per capita. New York’s $11.9B on 19,867,248 residents produces $70.36. New York actually logs more awards (705,506 vs 118,504), so Arizona’s lead is dollars per action and intensity, not more rows. FY2026 also favors Arizona ($3.3B vs $1.4B).

What industries lead Arizona and New York federal awards?

Arizona’s top industry is direct health and medical insurance carriers. New York’s is other communications equipment manufacturing. Those slices sit on $13.1B and $11.9B in obligations. They mark the largest grouping in each file, not every award in either state. Award counts are 118,504 in Arizona and 705,506 in New York.

Are Arizona vs New York figures Treasury outlays?

No. SpendingVault uses USAspending.gov obligations. Outlays are cash payments and can lag. The $13.1B and $11.9B stacked totals and FY2026 amounts of $3.3B and $1.4B measure award commitments by place of performance, not Monthly Treasury Statement payments. Place of performance can differ from where the paying agency sits.